climbing set ups

[Paul Smith]

I am currently using Tachyon with a spiderjack and a rope guide althogh I am being drawn to the dark side. I am just about to try SRT Not used it in Arb only caving.

[josharb87]

  andrew t said:

any bad slips

 

no,

the not gripping thing, is all to do with they way you tie the vt, if like myself you like it to 'self tend' where as you pull up on the rope above the hitch, the slack falls through the hitch under the ropes tails own weight, the vt is tied as (eg) mys pic shows, tieing it this way, you cant just let go and be sure it will 'catch' you, you need to etither hold the hitch and rope as you lower youre weight on to the syster, or stretch the system up to grip.

 

you can however tie it similar to a distel, where self tending doesnt really happen, but it will always grab (if i were to wrap one of the legs over the other leg on my system, it would alyays catch, but wouldnt self tend)

Edited August 2, 2010 by josharb87

[ad15]

  andrew t said:

any bad slips

 

not for me,,, although being a little older i do tend to double check most things...

[combined tree services]

im currently using a Lock Jack with ART Rope guide with Poison ivy rope - minly used on bigger work with lots of branch walking and moving round within the crown , for smaller work and line work im using a Distel using Ocean pollyester on a Marlow Chamelion rope and where needed either the Art friction saver or a standard cambium saver , oh and both setups are used with a 5 meter adjustable strop . i tried the vt several times but i really really can not get on with it at all

[Old WoodChip]

  ad15 said:

not for me,,, although being a little older i do tend to double check most things...

 

Call me old fashion too

too old to change now & happy with what I got, although it isnt used much these days:thumbup1:

[Robert_S]

  andrew t said:

any bad slips

 

stood on a banana skin once i nearly broke my hip (being a bit older too)

 

climbed on a split tail blake hitch for years then went on to a vt hitch climber about a year ago was really strange to start with but once you get the hang of it its great, i would say though that i dont use a vt anymore i use a howard hitch i like it better i also use a standard cambium saver.

[andrew t]

any pics robert

[samarb]

This is my usual set up now, hitch climber with destil, cambuim saver with pully and sling for quick ascent.

[White Noise]

  samarb said:

This is my usual set up now, hitch climber with destil, cambuim saver with pully and sling for quick ascent.

 

I could be wrong but that knot sure looks like a Swabish prussic Although Ive probably spelt it wrong

[Robert_S]

  andrew t said:

any pics robert

 

What of me slipping on a banana skin or the hitch?

 

i dont have a picture but here is a link to it on the forum scroll down to monkey-d post.

 

 

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/climbers-talk/10909-what-friction-hitch-you-3.html